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    Hundreds - possibly thousands - of students across the UK are falling victim to an expensive mobile phone scam.

    The students are being persuaded to take out mobile contracts, and then sell the phones on to another company.

    They are promised an income from the phone as well. But more often than not they end up being liable for the new user's debts.

    One student ended up owing £10,000, according to police.

    BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme has found the scam has affected at least a dozen universities, and police are investigating at least 350 cases where students have lost money.


    The guy from the company turned up to my Uni. He steps out of the car - and he's looking really sharp, wearing a nice suit - and he gave a really convincing sales pitch”


    Typically, students take out a phone contract in their own name, and then sell the handset to a private company for £50 or so, with the promise of more money to come.
    Student debt

    One student, who spoke to the BBC anonymously, sent off six phones and ended up with a debt of £500.

    "The guy from the company turned up to my Uni. He steps out of the car - and he's looking really sharp, wearing a nice suit - and he gave a really convincing sales pitch," he told the programme.

    "I feel a bit silly for being duped into this," he added.

    Police say they are still trying to work out how widespread the scam is. They say there may well be thousands of cases which have yet to be reported.

    "You've got to remember these students - 18 or 19 year-olds -are probably leaving home for the first time," said detective chief inspector Bob Mahoney, of the National Mobile Phone Crime Unit.

    "They've got all the worries of student debts behind them, so any income they can generate does look attractive," he said.

    Students are being advised not to give away personal details, and to look at their credit ratings to see if any changes have occurred.

    BBC News - Mobile phone scam hits hundreds of students
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    Interesting. Are they told that the phones will be "lent" out to subscribers who can't open contracts in their own names or something? And when those people pay a premium above the fee they'll benefit?

    Apparently these young lads and lasses haven't heard of "prepaid phones". :)
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    SCAMMER Mr. Daney Green <daneygreen318@yahoo.co.uk>

    Dear Ribshaw,

    I am Mr. Daney Green, a lawyer and solicitor at law,i wish to place your name as the beneficiary to £9.8m (GBP), Pounds due to the death of my late client the depositor who died 5th of November 2005 along with his family, and am contacting you because you bear a similar last name with that of my late client Nanna Ribshaw.

    Please also note that this fund was deposited in Diamond Finance House London, BUT has been moved to a bank in China for transfer.

    I seek your consent therefore, to present you to the trustees as my client's next of kin since you bear a similar last name with my late client so that you can help repatriate the money to a foreign account and I promise a fair share between us at the end of the transfer.

    If you are very interested, contact me through my email address so I can appraise you with further details. I assure you that I have all the requirements to execute this claim legitimately.


    Note,that for your assistance,our sharing percentage will be 50/50 and on hearing from you i shall furnish you with more details on what next to do.

    Await your quick response,
    Mr.Daney Green.
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    SCAMMER d.herman4@aol.com


    Deborah Herman

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    to me
    Dearest Beloved ,





    Calvary Greetings to you and your family. I must confess that i am
    gladdened in your mail, and willingness to help actualize my aim, now
    that am helpless health wise. Firstly i want to thank you very much for
    your prayers and i pray that God will always be with you too.Would you
    please tell me when i can call you.


    Again,i am indeed very happy that i was able to contact you.I am
    certain your are God sent,your time and commitment will really go a
    long way,however my God tells me that i can trust only someone like you
    because you are truly very daring and open which is very important for
    the success of release of this funds and i am sure you believe me
    also,thank you for your prayers.


    I really appreciate your kind words which passifies me and in trueness
    i really want this funds to be used for building of churches and
    charity to humanity because if i fail to produce the next of kin on
    time,the Federal Government of Malaysia will confiscate this funds
    and my soul and the wishes of my late beloved husband,David Herman
    will not rest in peace.





    I appreciate your honesty and commitment.I would have wished we could
    at least talk on the phone so that i can be sure of your position and
    status because my life on earth is minimal now due to my bad health
    condition so i will really appreciate if you could call me,I WILL
    IMMEDIATELY FURNISH YOU WITH MY NUMBER[+601123225319]

    Even as i wait to receive your response on the information needed,for
    further prove legitimacy of this transaction and my sincerity in our
    actualizing this charity course we will both achieve with mutual
    trust,i have attached with my mail a copy of ,the "Death Certificate"
    of my late husband,Mr David Herman whom i miss so much and the
    "Certificate of Deposit of the funds" for your perusal and record
    keeping after you must have printed it.





    I will also appreciate you sending me a form of identification also.I
    also want from you a brief background of yourself and the following
    information listed below so that i can get more acquainted with you
    before we fully proceed:



    FULL NAME,FULL CONTACT ADDRESS,NAME OF COMPANY
    COMPANY ADDRESS:...,POSITION,AGE,DATE OF BIRTH.
    MARITAL STATUS,RELIGION:,SEX:
    PRIVATE FAX NO,PRIVATE PHONE NO



    I can only present an individual to the bank as the next of kin to my
    late husband through an attorney before the funds can be released so i
    will be more gladdened if you really assist me in getting this funds
    remitted to the church and humanity,once you indicate commitment and
    interest,i will instruct the attorney to prepare an agreement bond
    which will be signed by both of us,70% for charity and church
    building,25% for your compensation and 5% for any expenses incurred in
    the process of getting the funds.





    From the tone of your mail, i can feel the fear of God in you and a
    good christian with a big heart, you know that in this our present
    dispensation, it's difficult to find some trustworthy person(s), due to
    the corrupt practices amongst our people of today. I am glad that i have
    found you, and within my spirit, i know that i can trust you with this
    project, and as you proceed with this, may the almighty God grant you
    strength and wisdom.


    As you know that i am not in a good state of mind, and have limited
    power to type mails, due to my doctor's advise, thus, i would not be
    communicating via email with you always.





    Also as you know already that i am at the hospital bed,and i will be
    getting you a competent attorney who will handle all proceedings of
    this transaction but before i will forward your information to the
    lawyer, Barrister Paul Harrison,(Esq), who also resides here in
    Malaysia,i will want to know you very well and get more acquainted with
    you so that i can be certain of your honesty because now that my demise
    is near,i will want to make sure i entrust the funds into a God fearing
    heart person if you understand and i think i have no doubt in my mind
    that you are the person because after reading your mail,its like i
    already know you,i am really grateful and my husband will be happy
    where ever he is beside God now,i miss him so much.





    I would want you to also throw your full weight behind this project and
    work with the lawyer when the time comes. You can trust him with
    anything, as he is also a God fearing man and an Elder in the church,
    with him you will have all the guidelines on how you will be able to
    lay claims on the said funds from the Finance Home.


    Thanks for your help and kind gesture, and may God bless you abundantly.
    "It's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time." Bernie Madoff
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    SCAMMER amazon@aws.amazon.com

    Please resolving an issue with your account

    PLEASE RESOLVING? NICE TRY!! I checked and crap is still showing up at my door, so my card must still be good. Nevertheless, best to have accounts like this bookmarked and not trust any links sent via email.

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    SCAMMER chucksfeeney01@gmail.com

    Charles F Feeney

    Real guy, real story but the email is BS from a scammer.

    to me
    Hi,

    Thank you for confirming the validity of your email address immediately and also accepting this grant , My foundation ( Atlantic Philanthropies ) technically is responsible for awarding grant/donation but I have always wanted to make a personal donation to random individuals in any part of the world and that is why I have decided to give [$1,900,000 USD] to you secretly without my foundation being aware. It gives me great joy finally being able to make this donation to you, let's make the world a better place by giving and solving each others problem, all people have the right to opportunity, equity and dignity.

    To facilitate the disbursement process of the funds valued at One Million Nine Hundred United States Dollars[$1,900,000 USD] which have been donated solely to you, please send me the below information before proceeding with remitting the sum of One Million Nine Hundred Thousand United States Dollars [$1,900,000 USD] to you. I am hoping that you will be able to use the money wisely and judiciously. I ask you to do what you can to alleviate the level of poverty in your region and also try to enhance the standard of living of as many people as you can and see the joy and happiness of giving.

    Do make sure you provide me with your complete information below so I forward it to my selected payout bank for disbursement.

    Full Name:
    Contact Address:
    Occupation:
    Mobile Number:

    I am trusting you to make good use of this money.

    Please do not be Skeptical about my free will donation to you and Visit :

    Thank you for accepting this offer, I am indeed grateful. I anticipate your earliest response.

    Regards,

    Charles F. Feeney.

    Charles F. Feeney 'Grant Donation' Advance Fee Scam

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    Philanthropist Chuck Feeney who inspired Bill Gates and Warren Buffet wants all his money spent on good causes before he's dead | Daily Mail Online


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    BBC News - 'Pyramid scheme' operation sees six women convicted

    18 September 2014Last updated at 11:18


    'Pyramid scheme' operation sees six women convicted


    Six women have been convicted of operating a "pyramid" scheme in which thousands of investors lost money.
    The "Give and Take" scheme operated in south-west England and south Wales five years ago.
    The six were all from the Bristol area and each were given a nine month prison sentence. Investigators say more than £20m was invested by about 10,000 members of the public.

    Three other women were given suspended sentences for promoting the scheme.
    The group encouraged people to "beg, borrow or steal" £3,000 to put into the scheme between May 2008 and April 2009.
    It began in Bath and Bristol and spread to Gloucester, Bridgwater, Cheltenham, Torquay, Weston-super-Mare and Wales.
    Those running the scheme told its investors it had a quick, easy and legal way to make cash - by paying in £3,000 they would receive more than £20,000, as more members joined.

    But eventually the number of new recruits dried up and the scheme collapsed, with 90% of investors loosing their money.
    Eleven women, aged between 34 and 69, became the first to be prosecuted for such a scheme, under new legislation in the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Act 2008.
    Following two trials in 2012 and 2013, which can now be reported for the first time, three were convicted, three pleaded guilty, one was acquitted and two juries could not reach a verdict on another.

    Court proceedings A third trial was due to begin at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday. However, the women entered guilty pleas before a jury was sworn in.
    Mary Nash, 65, Susan Crane, 68, and Hazel Cameron, 54, will be sentenced in October. All three admitted operating and promoting the pyramid scheme.
    Laura Fox, 69, East Harptree, Jennifer Smith-Hayes, 69, of Bishopsworth and Carol Chalmers, 68, of Weston-super-Mare were convicted of operating and promoting the scheme during a trial in 2012.

    They were sentenced to nine months in prison.
    Sally Phillips, 34, of Hengrove, Jane Smith, 50, of Bishopsworth, both Bristol and Rita Lomas, 49, of Whitchurch, Somerset admitted promoting the scheme in 2012.
    Phillips received a three-month suspended prison sentence, Smith a four-month suspended sentence and Lomas a four-and-a-half month suspended sentence.

    Two trials of Tracey Laurence, 60, of Bradley Stoke, South Gloucestershire failed to reach a verdict.
    Rhalina Yuill, 34, of St George, Bristol was acquitted of promoting a pyramid scheme on her second trial.


    Previous story about this Ponzi scheme BBC News - Women deny running illegal pyramid scheme

    If Simon Stepsys or Mark Ghobril are involved it's 100% a SCAM!

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    SCAMMER miltonkeyneshospital@yahoo.co.uk

    Milton District Hospital Email SCAM--Sorry about the messy font email, it came to me in a FB message, but you get the picture there is no job.

    If you are looking at employment opportunities outside your own country it is always best to contact your embassy directly to determine what documentation is needed.

    PAYING FEES TO ANYONE ELSE WILL RESULT IN BEING SCAMMED.




    4470 is a UK Global Redirect Code, not a legitimate business.


    You are to pay 2200£ (GBP) to process your work permit,working visa &application visa-ADVANCE FEE SCAM


    Information And Requirement REMINDER: Please READ & UNDERSTAND this email message, it is advisable for you to PRINT it. After evaluation of your resume through online application, we are pleased to tell you that you are about to be SELECTED for the position of a Staff Nurse and/or Caregiver (unlicensed Nurse & medical allied course graduate) at Milton Keynes Hospital in United Kingdom. If you are looking for a challenging job in one of the most vibrant, fastest growing communities in the country; in a central location with good transport links, excellent housing, some of the best shopping to be found anywhere in the country and superb night life - read on. Milton Keynes is one of the fastest growing areas in the country with a rapidly increasing population and a hospital growing to match. The changing needs of providing acute health care for this ever-changing community represent an on-going challenge for the hospital and for the staff who work here. If you are up to that challenge and are looking for the opportunity to develop your role as the city develops we may be the hospital for you. You should attend the FIRST & LAST British Interview Coaching for this year 2012 1 July from 9:00AM 5:00PM.EMPLOYEES ARE NEEDED FROM Match 20~September 30, 2012 together with our very own British Trainers. Call us for inquiries strictly from 9:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday (12:00-1:00PM Lunch Break/3:00-3:30PM Coffee Break): Cellular No.: +4470359353331(Company Mobile Phone) We will start accepting inquiries starting from June 15, 2012 –July 12, 2012 strictly from 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. only (12:00-1:00PM Lunch Break/3:00-3:30PM Coffee Break). NO PLACEMENT FEE! NO SALARY DEDUCTION OPPORTUNITY! NO SHOW MONEY! Airfare, Nurse Midwife Council (NMC) You are to pay 2200£ (GBP) to process your work permit,working visa &application visa Registration pack for Staff Nurses & Midwives, work permit & working visa will be processed by the employer, the expenses that you are going to shoulder is the work permit,working visa & application visa because this is on a DIRECT/NAME HIRE BASIS. To better understand the process, we provide you with our application procedure:Sending of resume through online application for qualification (done) We will send an e-mail message requiring you to attend a 2-day British Interview Coaching which is a requirement by the employer (done) Attend the 2-day British Interview Coaching (November 23 & 30, 2011 9am-5pm), get the required certificate, orientation with the employer (november20, 2011 9:00-10:00 AM) & signing of employment contract with interview with the employer (november23, 2011 4:00-5:00 PM) After finishing the 2 day British Embassy Interview Coaching, receiving the required certificate, orientation with the employer & signing of employment contract, you can now resume as a worker. While the documents are still on process you have to get an endorsement letter for medical examination (your choice of clinic/hospital as long as it is accredited by DOH, POEA & MARINA) After we received your documents (max. of 2 weeks after mailing the documents), we will start processing your work permit (max. of 4 weeks processing) After the approval of your work permit, we will start processing your working visa (max. of 4 weeks processing) After the approval of your working visa, schedule for departure orientation seminar (PDOS), interview for visa stamping & securing of prepaid ticket advice Deployment Date (maximum of 3 months if requirements are submitted on July 20& 30, 2012) British Interview Coaching will be conducted at our office at:Milton Keynes Consultancy. Cellular No.: +4470359353331(Company Mobile Phone) TAKE NOTE: British Interview Coaching that you are going to attend are purely training & exercises, NO EXAMS REQUIRED, nobody fails the training. We will only accept those selected applicants who paid on or before September, 2012 until 12:00 P.M. lunch time upon slot availability. PLEASE SEND USA MESSAGE FIRST BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT TO CHECK SLOT AVAILABILITY. We will automatically replace those who did not comply. IT’S A FIRST PAY, FIRST RESERVE BASIS! You can pay through the payment that we would give to you . You can ask somebody to pay for you if you are not available or busy with your work. VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE: Name: YOUR NAME Address: YOUR ADDRESS Phone No. YOUR LAND LINE OR CELLULAR NO. Signature: YOUR SIGNATURE Amount: After payment, please send us the following information via our email address for slot reservation: Tracking No.: Your Full Name: Time & Date of Payment: After sending the payment details, we will verify the validity of payment online and we will text you back VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION & reserve your work slot. Maps & Directions will be sent through email to PAID & RESERVED Applicants together with the draft of the employment contract. TAKE NOTE: RESERVATION OF SLOT IS DONE AFTER WE RECEIVED THE PAYMENT DETAILS. We will start receiving payment details for slot reservation .We offer FREE FOOD & ACCOMMODATION to those selected applicants coming from the province. As a company policy, all payments should be made at the details we are going to send to you .Please bring the proof of payment with you on the training dates so that we will accommodate you. No payments are accepted during training days & we will not entertain walk-in applicants who are not yet paid during weekdays. Names of paid applicants are forwarded to the Information desk/guard on duty for them to easily identify who are allowed to enter office premises & attend the training. Schedule of Activities on July20 & 30, 2012 .Attire: Smart Casual 9:00-10:00 a.m.: ORIENTATION (you can bring your parents, nearest relative or your husband/wife) 10:00-12:00 p.m.: British Interview Coaching 12:00-1:00 p.m.: FREE Lunch 1:00-3:30 p.m.: British Interview Coaching 3:30-4:00 p.m.: FREE Snack 4:00-5:00 p.m.: British Interview Coaching July 23.Attire: Semi-Formal 9:00-12:00 p.m.: British Interview Coaching 12:00-1:00 p.m.: FREE Lunch 1:00-3:30 p.m. British Interview Coaching 3:30- 4:00 p.m.: FREE Snack 4:00-5:00 p.m.: Interview with the employer & Signing of Employment Contract (you can bring your parents, nearest relative or your husband/wife) FREE Training Materials will be provided such as Original DVD copy of the training, plastic/brown envelope, pencil, eraser, ball pen Here are the list of requirements to be submitted during training days if available on hand, TO FOLLOW IF NOT AVAILABLE 1 set all photocopied: 1. Updated Resume with or without picture 2. 4pcs. Passport size picture (white background) 3. Valid passport (if available, only needed during Embassy interview) 4. Employment Certificates (if applicable) 5. Diploma or training certificate 6. Transcript of records 7. Birth Certificate (NSO) 8. NBI Clearance (Abroad) (if available, only needed during Embassy interview) NOTE: NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BECAUSE THERE IS A FREE ON THE JOB TRAINING WITH SALARY, WITH FREE ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD ALLOWANCE WITHIN THE CONTRACT PERIOD. We offer working visa NOT student visa. We, Employers will be on schedule 24 hours to immediately process your work permit. Sincerely yours, Elvira S. Simon Manager Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Standing Way Milton Keynes Nottingham MK6 5LD United Kingdom

    419 Advance Fee Fraud: Milton Keynes Hospital / Fake Job Scam Fraud

    YOU GOT SCAMMED!!! 911: MILTON DISTRICT HOSPITAL is NOT HIRING!!!

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    Thief of Wall Street hitting the seminar circuit.

    It’s 6:45 on a Wednesday night, and I’m nearly an hour into a sales pitch called “The Truth Behind His Success.” A couple of hundred other people sit in stiff plastic chairs in the Los Angeles Convention Center, seeking transformation.

    "My dad f------ hated salespeople. Salesman equals slime and bucket," Jordan Belfort says as he strides across the stage. "The truth is: Selling is everything in life. You're selling or you're failing."

    That's Jordan Belfort, aka the “Wolf of Wall Street” played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the Martin Scorsese film of the same name. The movie grossed more the $390 million worldwide and was nominated for five Academy Awards. The Wolf of Wall Street motivational speech cost me $89 and was aggressively promoted on discount site Groupon (50% off!).

    The world is divided between ducks and eagles, per Belfort. "The 'duck,'" — he spits the word in his Long Island accent —"has a story, their bullshit story. They quack like a duck. Why can't they have what they want? Their story stops them from getting what they want. They have what I call an 'impossibility option.'"

    Now eagles — eagles are different. "Eagles soar above the crowd," Belfort says, before delivering his truth. "One thing I can promise you: There's not a single duck in this room. You know why? Ducks don't come to things like this."

    This is Belfort's “Straight Line: Sales & Entrepreneurship" technique. It's basically a bunch of clichés and aphorisms (“results people get **** done,” to win you need to be "sharp as a tack," "enthusiastic as hell" and "an expert in your field"). On stage he can't help interrupting himself with his own improbably wild and illegal tales, most of which were depicted in the movie, punctuated with the requisite name-dropping. ("Leo was so convincing, not just because he's a great actor but because I spent months working with him.")

    Read more The Wolf of Wall Street: Film Review

    Then again, truth tends to bend in Belfort's world. This is a guy who swindled $110 million from his investors in a "pump-and-dump" scheme over worthless penny stocks.

    Just ask Joel M. Cohen, the federal prosecutor who got Belfort to flip on his friends and colleagues within 48 hours. Even the nickname is misleading: "Belfort invented the 'Wolf of Wall Street' name for his book,” Cohen tells me over the phone. “In my months debriefing him and years investigating his firm, no one ever called him that."

    Leo DiCaprio Wolf of Wall StreetParamountBelfort was played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie version of his life.

    On the big screen, DiCaprio's Belfort was contained sleaze, a fastball of unctuousness careening toward its target, amassing collateral damage in the form of cars, boats, strippers, and friends. In real life, Belfort is scattered, restless, and unfocused. He scribbles his points on a series of four easels filled with paper from Office Depot, the handwriting indecipherable. He strides up and down the stage, marker in hand. He's less Tony Robbins, more buff guy at the gym who doles out unsolicited workout advice.

    Dressed in a white golf shirt, black suit pants, and $500 Golden Goose sneakers — he’s rockin' the ex-con life pretty well. He's buff and bombastic, full of unrepentant braggadocio. Belfort relishes every detail about sinking a $167 million yacht while overdosing on quaaludes, not to mention boasting that he cheated on his wife. It was with a “six-foot-tall Ethiopian,” he says, holding onto the moment. “When was I going to get a chance to do that again?”

    Humbled he's not. Then again, he's the first to admit his 22 months of incarceration weren’t exactly hardcore. "I was in a not-so-bad jail. I wasn't getting butt-fucked by Bubba every night." He pauses while the audience laughs. "I really wasn't, by the way."

    Watch more Real-Life 'Wolf of Wall Street': 'It Was Awful What I Did, But I Was on Massive Amounts of Drugs'

    His cellmate was Tommy Chong, (yes, of Cheech and Chong), who told Belfort his stories were too outrageous not to put down. Belfort brags that he taught himself to write, and that The New York Times book review said "I wrote like Tom Wolfe and Hunter S. Thompson were my mentors."

    The Wolf brings a friend on stage to pitch a real-estate deal. It's a guaranteed method to make money off real estate, with "no upfront fees, no credit check, and no income verification." (You can also work from home). Curiously, he detailed the subprime mortgage meltdown and the financial crisis while using the same pitch the banks used for "liars' loans" — in a 40-minute live infomercial. Seems outrageous to me but people around me are buying into it.

    "It's an asset play. There's no risk. I'm making nothing off of this," Belfort says from the sidelines, between sips of red Gatorade. He says he just wants to share the opportunity with us. "But there's not much more time to get in on it." About 40 people take the cue. Belfort’s friend shows a slide of a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house that he says his students bought for $110,000 and flipped for an $86,300 profit. (A Zillow listing of the property reveals it's a two-bedroom, one-bath home. It's listed at $284,900 and was sold last July for $275,000. The listing agent didn’t return my requests for comment.)

    After about 40 minutes Belfort retakes the stage. It's now way past 9 p.m. and he doesn’t look to be wrapping up anytime soon. Belfort says that after he’s done he'll answer questions, "but about business, not just drugs and prostitutes." I head to the back of the room.

    A financial planner and his tax lawyer friend are standing there, arms folded and shaking their heads. The planner tells me he's going to try to get a refund; he's insulted by the pitch. Apparently, I just missed a woman and her husband who paid $500 each for VIP seats and a one-on-one meet-and-greet. They wanted a refund as well.

    Just shy of four hours, Belfort finally starts to wind down. He offers to hook people up for his three-day seminar for just $1,997 if 100 of us sign up. Apparently this is a $10,000 value.

    Read more 'Wolf of Wall Street's' Jordan Belfort Says He'll Earn More From Speaking Tour Than Stock-Trading

    It’s not entirely clear how much money Belfort is making from this tour, or how much of the $110,362,993.87 in restitution he owes the federal government he’s actually paying. According to an Oct. 11, 2013, letter from the Department of Justice, Belfort’s coughed up just over $11 million, but has taken the stance that since he’s now free he’s no longer obligated to pay.

    That’s about $99 million still owed to his victims.

    The day after the Los Angeles talk, I call Belfort's agency to figure out how much money he’s making. Anne Koppe "from Jordan Belfort's office" calls me back, immediately launching into a rant about how he wants to pay back restitution but the government is holding it up because the lawyers want to take their share in fees (U.S. attorneys are salaried, they do not bill by the hour). Belfort, in fact, pays more than what's required, she says. (Anne Koppe was also the name of Belfort’s fiancé when THRinterviewed him earlier this year.)

    Koppe insists that he's not making any money off the US tour — but asked about international bookings, she replies, “Well, we have to eat."

    His speaking fees range from nothing for charity events, she says — to $100,000 a day. The Justice Department maintains that Belfort holds money in his Australian company, that it is unable to access.

    But what about the Wolf's claims that he would make $100 million on his speaking tour? She laughs. "That's just Jordan Belfort being Jordan Belfort. You have to dream big. That way if you fail, you're still rich."

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    Holiday scams: 6 more to avoid
    Steve Weisman, Special to USA TODAY 12:57 p.m. EST November 22, 2014

    Last week, I wrote about six holiday scams and identity theft schemes for which you should watch out. Here are the rest of the 12 scams of the season.

    GIFT CARD SCAMS


    Gift cards are a good way to make sure your gift is something the person receiving it will actually use. Scammers go to racks of gift cards and, using handheld scanners, read the code on the magnetic strip of the card and the number on the front. They put the card back in the display and periodically check with the retailer by calling its 800 number to check whether the card has been activated. Once it is activated, they either create a counterfeit card or order things online without having an actual card in hand.

    To avoid this problem, purchase cards from behind the customer service desk, and if the card is pre-loaded, always ask for the card to be scanned to show it is fully valued.

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    Scams: Don't let the Grinch ruin your holidays

    PUPPY SCAMS

    Puppies are a popular holiday gift. Scammers set up phony websites purporting to be breeders of purebred dogs. The scammers send photographs of the dogs. Often these photographs are taken by the scammers from websites of legitimate breeders. In many cases, after a price is agreed upon, the scammer requires additional payments for shipping, insurance and veterinarian fees. Once the money is sent, the victim is told to go to the airport to pick up the dog. Of course, when the victim gets to the airport, there is no dog.

    Even if you make contact with a legitimate breeder over the Internet, do not buy a dog without seeing the dog and the facility selling the dog. Get an independent veterinarian's report on the dog and check out the seller with the American Kennel Club.

    PHISHING SCAMS

    The holiday season is filled with e-mails luring you to websites for discounted merchandise, coupons and myriad other enticements to click on links in tainted websites that download malware that will steal the information from your computer and make you a victim or identity theft.

    You can never be sure if an e-mail you receive is legitimate, so if you are tempted to click on a link or provide personal information for what appears to be a legitimate purpose, ignore the e-mail and go to the real website for the company to see whether the e-mail was indeed legitimate.

    VACATION HOME RENTAL SCAM


    There are many legitimate websites that offer wonderful vacation homes. These websites can be an easy way to find a great vacation home. Scammers also will put listings on vacation websites. The listing may look official, and there is a good reason for that. The listing often is a real online listing that has been copied by the scammer who merely puts in his name and contact information.

    There are a number of red flags to look for in vacation home rental scams. First, as always, if the price is too good to be true, it usually is just that – not true. Never send your payment by a wire transfer or a cashier's check. Use a credit card, so you can retrieve your funds if the transaction is fraudulent. It is usually best to deal with websites that specialize in vacation homes, but you must remember that they cannot possibly monitor every listing to ensure it is legitimate. You can also go online to the tax assessor's office of the city where the property is located and look up the real owner. If it doesn't match the name of the person attempting to rent you the home, it is probably a scam.

    CONTEST SCAM

    Phony lotteries are one of the most successfully perpetrated scams throughout the year, and they become even more common during the holidays with holiday-related phony lotteries. Victims are told they won a lottery they never entered and they merely have to pay some taxes or fees to claim the prize.

    It is hard to win a lottery. It is impossible to win one you haven't even entered. It is important to remember that no legitimate lottery charges you fees to claim your prize, and no legitimate lottery collects income taxes for the IRS. The taxes are either deducted from your prize or you are responsible for paying the taxes directly to the IRS.

    GRANDPARENT SCAM


    The grandparent scam is another one done throughout the year; however, it is more prevalent during the holidays when college-age grandchildren may be traveling. The scam starts with a phone call apparently from a grandchild who has encountered a medical or legal emergency and needs money immediately. Often the scammers get personal information to make the call sound legitimate through the child's Facebook page or other social media.

    A good way to be proactive is to have a secret word a child should use in an emergency situation. If the caller doesn't know it, it is probably a scam. People traveling abroad should register with the State Department's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program at https://step.state.gov/step/. This program helps with communication in emergencies.

    Steve Weisman is a lawyer, a professor at Bentley University and one of the country's leading experts in scams and identity theft. He writes the blog Scamicide and his new book is Identity Theft Alert.

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    Internet criminals get ahead in advertising

    Internet criminals get ahead in advertising


    Technology is tranforming cyber crime and the world of Mad Men
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    • Technology is tranforming cyber crime and the world of Mad Men SKY ATLANTIC



    Alex Spence Media Editor
    Published at 12:01AM, December 22 2014

    Cybercriminals are posing as British publishers, including theFinancial Times and the BBC, to trick companies into buying digital advertising.
    Automated exchanges, used for trading internet display, mobile and video advertising in lightning-fast transactions, are awash with bogus inventory that is being sold for a fraction of the price that reputable publishers typically charge, security experts said.
    An investigation for the Financial Times has discovered that 72 per cent of the advertising “impressions” being offered on open exchanges under the FT.com name in a single month were fraudulent. An impression is a single view of an advertisement by an individual user.
    Instead of appearing on FT.com and being seen by that newspaper’s readers, the advertisements ended up on low-grade websites that had masked their web addresses and may not have had any genuine users.
    Criminals have been offering a thousand impressions on FT.com for less than a dollar, when the newspaper has a “floor price” of about $20 per thousand, investigators at Pixalate, a technology company based in California, found.
    The scam is one of several that cybercriminals use to skim vast amounts of cash from well-known brands. Experts estimate that online advertising fraud may have cost British companies up to £1 billion this year.
    The problem is rampant and is undermining advertisers’ trust in the fast-growing digital display, video and mobile markets.
    Brian O’Kelley, chief executive of AppNexus, an American technology company, said: “We have to stop this now, for the sake of the internet.”
    The fraudsters’ origins are murky, but experts believe perpetrators are often organised criminal gangs involved in other forms of computer crime, such as bank and credit card fraud and identity theft.
    Jalal Nasir, chief executive of Pixalate, said that his company had traced the masked domains to Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Kenya.
    The fraudsters use armies of “bots” hidden on infected computers to imitate the browsing habits of genuine internet users. These bogus impressions are sold to unsuspecting advertisers through automated marketplaces, typically through middlemen in auctions that take place within a fraction of a second.
    Other legitimate websites that fraudsters have pretended to sell advertising on include Trip Advisor, Yahoo, YouTube and the BBC, which does not even offer advertising space through automated channels, Mr Nasir said.
    Security experts estimate that between 30 and 40 per cent of the impressions being sold on automated exchanges are generated by bots.
    Because the advertisements are not being seen by real users, the effectiveness of the brand’s campaign is undermined and their budget wasted. The advertising space on reputable sites, whose domains are being misappropriated, is devalued.
    The Financial Times has written to advertisers warning them not to trust inventory that is being sold on open exchanges at dirt-cheap prices. The newspaper said that all of its automated trading is done through Rubicon Project, an American technology company.
    “If you are considering buying from any other seller, be suspicious,” it has warned.






    If Simon Stepsys or Mark Ghobril are involved it's 100% a SCAM!

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    I wouldn't mind betting that because wealthy/important people have been conned the perpetrators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law (as well they should in all cases)

    Jimmy Bullard and Robbie Keane among 100 football stars feared caught in '£30million investment con' - Mirror Online

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2896066/Is-biggest-swindle-hit-football




    From the Mirror

    Robbie Keane and Jimmy Bullard are among the star names said to have lost money in a scheme fronted by former player Michael McIndoe


    A hundred football stars are feared to have been caught in an alleged £30million investment con.
    Players said to *have lost out include Jimmy Bullard, who also starred in I’m A Celebrity, and Irish legend Robbie Keane.
    Police believe the alleged* fraud may be the biggest swindle ever to hit the British game.
    Up to 100 players including former Spurs, Liverpool and Ireland legend Robbie Keane and ex-Fulham *midfielder Jimmy Bullard are said to have been lured by promises of a huge 20%-a-month return.
    But the scheme collapsed amid huge debts and detectives are probing *alleged links to massive gambling on soccer matches.
    Bookmakers William Hill have handed investigators details of the betting account of Michael McIndoe, a retired player who led a lavish lifestyle and is said to have recruited other footballers into the investment venture.
    Former Coventry, Wolves and Scotland midfielder McIndoe, 35, went bankrupt in October with disclosed debts of £3million. But recovery experts believe that is the tip of the iceberg.
    A source close to the case said: “The money lost has been astronomical. The £3million mentioned in his insolvency papers is a very conservative figure.
    “It could be up to £15million once all the money is traced.”
    CT


    Under investigation: Michael McIndoe
    Bullard, 36, whose clubs also *included Hull City and who appeared on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity last month, lost £650,000. Losses of Dublin-born striker Keane, 34, now with LA Galaxy, have been described as “a fortune”.
    One international star is understood to have invested £1million. Another recently retired player lost nearly £500,000.
    Fraud squad officers have been checking scores of named players since the alleged con was *reported to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau last year. The FA is believed to be aware of the probe.
    Big earning stars are not thought to be the only victims. Lower league *players are also said to have been *recruited. And a victim from outside football is said to have invested a £60,000 *inheritance, bequeathed to him after he was orphaned as a teenager.
    One theory police are investigating is that it may have been a Ponzi scheme, a type of scam named after 1920s fraudster Charles Ponzi. Some people who sign up may get early *returns. But what they receive is cash paid in by others who have been *recruited since, not from investments.
    Most investors who are promised a healthy return will lose out as the scheme *inevitably collapses.
    Police and creditors uncovered a trail of abandoned addresses in London or Scotland linked to Scots-born McIndoe, who has dated glamour models Helena Fletcher and Emma Frain.
    Companies House records show he became director of several businesses in 2011 after retiring from football.
    One McIndoe venture was aimed at footballers and promised exclusive *access to nightclubs and private jets.
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    Investor: Irish legend Robbie Keane 'lost a fortune'
    One investor said: “For the first 14 or 15 months no one questioned him. But people now know they are unlikely to ever get their money back.”
    Details of his playboy lifestyle will infuriate players who handed over cash.
    McIndoe, who was twice capped in Scotland’s B team, rented a £4,000-a-week suite in London’s five-star Mayfair Hotel. He also had in an apartment in Eaton Square, one of the UK’s poshest addresses lying in the exclusive Belgravia district of the capital.
    A porter said yesterday that McIndoe had not been seen there for two years. Investigators also believe he rented a property in Rutland Street, Knightsbridge, West London, for £11,000 a month during 2013.
    He drove luxury cars including a Bentley and a Maybach and wore *expensive clothes. McIndoe ran lavish parties at clubs including Funky Buddha in London and is believed to have ploughed money into private members’ club Stamp on Oxford Street.
    Details of McIndoe’s account with William Hill, given to official receivers, reveal an astonishing betting spree.
    He made regular £2,000 transfers into the account, including seven over a period of eight days in February 2011.
    He put money on hundreds of soccer matches as well as on American *football, boxing, horse-racing and even TV’s X Factor talent show.
    Bets were placed virtually daily on matches in the UK, Australia, Turkey and even Peru.
    There were 561 online bets in a period of less than 18 months – from November 28, 2010, to May 5, 2012. Many were accumulators, in which the punter tries to predict a string of results.
    His largest stake was £15,000 on Inter Milan to beat Bari and Crawley to beat Kettering on February 3, 2011. He lost the bet because Crawley and Kettering drew.
    Other heavy losses included £13,000 predicting Chesterfield would win at Stockport on February 1, 2011. The game ended a 1-1 draw.
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    Big loss: Jimmy Bullard is believed to have lost £650,000
    He also put £5,400 on Manchester City to beat Notts County in the FA Cup on January 30 2011. That match was also a 1-1 draw.
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    McIndoe lost £400 backing One Direction and then Rebecca Ferguson to win the X Factor in 2010.
    The total amount he staked on that account at Hill’s was £391,955 and his winnings were £309,505.76 – a loss of £82,449.24.
    But sources believe his total *gambling losses could have been between £500,000 and £1million.
    McIndoe was declared bankrupt at London’s High Court under the Insolvency Act on October 14.
    Legal papers showed liabilities of £3,021,468.70.
    Insolvency practitioners O’Haras Ltd, based in West Yorkshire, are *trustees of his bankruptcy estate.
    The firm’s director, Stephen O’Hara, said: “We are looking to recover monies which have been lost through his gambling habits.”
    A spokesperson for Westminster CID said: “An allegation of fraud was made in February. An investigation is ongoing. There has been no arrest.”
    McIndoe, who was popular in Midlands football circles, sought investments at meetings with businessmen and footballers at plush hotels like Hilton Hall in Featherstone, Staffs.
    He allegedly claimed he was working with hedge fund managers, bank *managers and businessmen.
    An investor said: “He was very *convincing and the best salesman you could meet. At the end of the meeting he would take money and put it in a briefcase and get back in the car.”
    Players who saw initial returns recommended the investment scheme to *teammates, friends and family. But the scheme collapsed at the end of 2011.
    NIGEL WRIGHT


    Jungle run: Jimmy Bullard went on I'm A Celebrity...
    McIndoe left a luxury home in Leamington Spa, Warwicks, at that time. He then re-appeared in London, where sources said he continued to live the high life and convinced footballers to put money into a London nightspot.
    One player who asked not to be named said he invested £100,000 with McIndoe. He said: “I played with him in the past and I think he used that to lure me in.
    “I could name six or seven players who want their money back from McIndoe. I was due to get some money back on one date and then it was pushed back to another date. I am now speaking to my advisers and considering legal advice. I am wondering where all the money has gone.”
    A source close to the probe added: “In all, footballers are thought to have handed over up to £30million to those behind the scheme. But those who were conned are *determined to do all they can to get their money back.”
    McIndoe played for Wolves in 2006 and 2007, then Bristol City and finally Coventry City from 2009 to 2011.
    He has eight current and past directorships. One firm, Lafayette Restaurants, had accumulated losses of £231,227 on December 31, 2012.
    Another, Huxley London Concierge, was incorporated in July 2011 and *dissolved September 2012.
    It produced one set of accounts and reported a loss of £37,620. McIndoe was the sole director and shareholder.
    McIndoe was born in the Sighthill district of Edinburgh and has spoken in the past about his tough upbringing and his battle to overcome drink and *gambling problems.
    In a separate matter, South Yorkshire Police confirmed today that McIndoe is on bail charged with GBH related to an incident in Doncaster last November.
    Scotland Yard today confirmed that an investigation is taking place into the claims linked to McIndoe.


    If Simon Stepsys or Mark Ghobril are involved it's 100% a SCAM!

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    Maybe some people just have money to burn, but it seems to me these are the type of lies to suss out before people write a check...

    Mr. Karapetyan had told employees he previously visited the city while working as a portfolio manager for Morgan Stanley after graduating with a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics, according to former employees.

    A spokesman for Morgan Stanley said the bank has no record of anyone named Kim Karapetyan working at any of its offices around the world. A spokeswoman for the London School of Economics said the university had no record of anyone with his name obtaining a degree.

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    Mr. Karapetyan had told employees he previously visited the city while working as a portfolio manager for Morgan Stanley after graduating with a master’s degree in economics from the London School of Economics, according to former employees.

    A spokesman for Morgan Stanley said the bank has no record of anyone named Kim Karapetyan working at any of its offices around the world. A spokeswoman for the London School of Economics said the university had no record of anyone with his name obtaining a degree.
    He lied about his credentials?

    Well, it seems like Mr. Karapetyan and Donald Kernan have a lot in common.

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    I only have a 419 scammer pique my interest every couple of years or so, but I had the following amusing exchange this week.
    I've never had them use LinkedIN as a method of introduction before:

    Scammer: Aisha Gaddafi aishagaddafi801@gmail.com


    On 02/23/15 11:52 PM, Aisha Gaddafi wrote:
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    Dear xxxxx,

    Good day to you,thank you for connecting with me here on linkedin i am Aisha Gaddafi.daughter of late Libyan president Muammar Gaddafi i am currently on asylum in Oman,i have a business proposal that will benefit both of us if you are interested kindly reply as soon as possible and i can give you more details.

    Looking forward to read back from you.

    Aisha.


    On 02/24/15 6:28 AM, xxxxx xxxxxxx wrote:
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    Hello Ayesha!

    I am SO surprised that someone so famous would contact me on LinkedIn! How are you? I hope things are going well for you after the unfortunate incidents that led to your losing your father, brother and daughter during the bombing in Tripoli. Are you still living in Algeria with your children?

    Regards, xxxxx

    On 02/24/15 10:47 AM, Aisha Gaddafi wrote:
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    Dear xxxxx,

    Thank you so much for the respond back to my email and also for your care,i am presently in Oman and also i am glad to know that you are interested about the proposal and i hope i can trust you with this? before my father died he deposited some funds 1,500.000 GBP (One million five hundred thousand great British pound) for me in my name at Natwest Bank Plc London United Kingdom,in 2011 after the uprising that killed my father i was forced to flee Libya to Algeria while in Algeria i was thrown out later in October 2012 i moved to Oman where i was granted asylum.

    Here in Oman i am not permitted to carry out any transactions, my children are sick i can not even communicate via telephone am always in my room where am seeking asylum, i am tired of my present condition i want to move out of here to where i can have total freedom of communication, movement and so on, so in this regards i made contact with Natwest bank on how i can make claims on my deposited funds with them because the funds with them is my only hope i have no funds with me here, all my accounts has been frozen except this one with Natwest bank because they do not know about it, and i was told that since i am on asylum i need to provide a foreign beneficiary that will help me receive the funds since i can not make any transaction here,

    This is the reason why i am making contact with you to be my beneficiary and help me receive the funds in your country, if you can help me with this i will give you 30% out of the total funds then i will come over to settle down in your country invest and buy a house with the balance 70% there. please if you agree with this then i want you to email me your full names and Residential address to my private email on aishagaddafi801@gmail.com as soon as i receive this information from you i shall forward it to the bank there after i will give you the bank contact information for you to contact the bank to enable them facilitate the funds transfer to you, i wish you a wonderful day and looking forward to read back from you.

    Sincerely Yours,
    Aisha.



    On 02/24/15 7:02 PM, xxxxx wrote:
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    Dear Aisha,

    I am sorry to hear that you are experiencing problems with frozen accounts. I have been dealing with a good friend who is a Vice President with Wells Fargo for almost 20 years. Would you like me to check with him to see what kind of help he may be able to offer?

    Regards, xxxxx

    No response to that kind offer, of course!

    SD

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    Mark Malik seemed to have a knack for making money.

    The 33-year-old New Yorker ran his own hedge fund, reporting assets of $100 million and eye-popping returns that won plaudits from several services that rank hedge funds. He explained he had honed his skills at top investment banks and a boutique trading firm.

    A $1 billion deal to take his company public was in the works, he told investors, and he was hiring dozens of analysts and opening offices across the world, he said. In December, an industry publication reported on his successful launch of a second $100 million fund, called Wolf Hedge Global Strategy.

    But Mr. Malik was a fraud


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    The IRS does not call you for any reason, in fact have you ever tried to call them? I don't think they have but one phone for the whole lot.





    For the first time, here is a recap of this year's "Dirty Dozen" scams:

    Phone Scams: Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remains an ongoing threat to taxpayers. The IRS has seen a surge of these phone scams in recent months as scam artists threaten police arrest, deportation, license revocation and other things. The IRS reminds taxpayers to guard against all sorts of con games that arise during any filing season. (IR-2015-5)

    Phishing: Taxpayers need to be on guard against fake emails or websites looking to steal personal information. The IRS will not send you an email about a bill or refund out of the blue. Don’t click on one claiming to be from the IRS that takes you by surprise. Taxpayers should be wary of clicking on strange emails and websites. They may be scams to steal your personal information. (IR-2015-6)

    Identity Theft: Taxpayers need to watch out for identity theft especially around tax time. The IRS continues to aggressively pursue the criminals that file fraudulent returns using someone else’s Social Security number. The IRS is making progress on this front but taxpayers still need to be extremely careful and do everything they can to avoid becoming a victim. (IR-2015-7)

    Return Preparer Fraud: Taxpayers need to be on the lookout for unscrupulous return preparers. The vast majority of tax professionals provide honest high-quality service. But there are some dishonest preparers who set up shop each filing season to perpetrate refund fraud, identity theft and other scams that hurt taxpayers. Return preparers are a vital part of the U.S. tax system. About 60 percent of taxpayers use tax professionals to prepare their returns. (IR-2015-8)

    Offshore Tax Avoidance: The recent string of successful enforcement actions against offshore tax cheats and the financial organizations that help them shows that it’s a bad bet to hide money and income offshore. Taxpayers are best served by coming in voluntarily and getting their taxes and filing requirements in order. The IRS offers the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) to help people get their taxes in order. (IR-2015-09)

    Inflated Refund Claims: Taxpayers need to be on the lookout for anyone promising inflated refunds. Taxpayers should be wary of anyone who asks them to sign a blank return, promise a big refund before looking at their records, or charge fees based on a percentage of the refund. Scam artists use flyers, advertisements, phony store fronts and word of mouth via community groups and churches in seeking victims. (IR-2015-12)

    Fake Charities: Taxpayers should be on guard against groups masquerading as charitable organizations to attract donations from unsuspecting contributors. Contributors should take a few extra minutes to ensure their hard-earned money goes to legitimate and currently eligible charities. IRS.gov has the tools taxpayers need to check out the status of charitable organizations. Be wary of charities with names that are similar to familiar or nationally known organizations. (IR-2015-16)

    Hiding Income with Fake Documents: Hiding taxable income by filing false Form 1099s or other fake documents is a scam that taxpayers should always avoid and guard against. The mere suggestion of falsifying documents to reduce tax bills or inflate tax refunds is a huge red flag when using a paid tax return preparer. Taxpayers are legally responsible for what is on their returns regardless of who prepares the returns. (IR-2015-18)

    Abusive Tax Shelters: Taxpayers should avoid using abusive tax structures to avoid paying taxes. The IRS is committed to stopping complex tax avoidance schemes and the people who create and sell them. The vast majority of taxpayers pay their fair share, and everyone should be on the lookout for people peddling tax shelters that sound too good to be true. When in doubt, taxpayers should seek an independent opinion regarding complex products they are offered. (IR-2015-19)

    Falsifying Income to Claim Credits: Taxpayers should avoid inventing income to erroneously claim tax credits. Taxpayers are sometimes talked into doing this by scam artists. Taxpayers are best served by filing the most-accurate return possible because they are legally responsible for what is on their return. (IR-2015-20)

    Excessive Claims for Fuel Tax Credits: Taxpayers need to avoid improper claims for fuel tax credits. The fuel tax credit is generally limited to off-highway business use, including use in farming. Consequently, the credit is not available to most taxpayers. But yet, the IRS routinely finds unscrupulous preparers who have enticed sizable groups of taxpayers to erroneously claim the credit to inflate their refunds. (IR-2015-21)

    Frivolous Tax Arguments: Taxpayers should avoid using frivolous tax arguments to avoid paying their taxes. Promoters of frivolous schemes encourage taxpayers to make unreasonable and outlandish claims to avoid paying the taxes they owe. These arguments are wrong and have been thrown out of court. While taxpayers have the right to contest their tax liabilities in court, no one has the right to disobey the law or disregard their responsibility to pay taxes. The penalty for filing a frivolous tax return is $5,000. (IR-2015-23)

    IRS Completes the "Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams for 2015

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    while a lollerz clip, if the scammee didn't insist on 'what do I do?' she pretty much could have hung up because the scammer #1 wasn't leading her toward the goal and in fact said to her, 'there is nothing you can do now'. The scammee had to prod her to go get scammer #2.
    Haven't lost any money to online scams.......results are typical.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Whip View Post
    while a lollerz clip, if the scammee didn't insist on 'what do I do?' she pretty much could have hung up because the scammer #1 wasn't leading her toward the goal and in fact said to her, 'there is nothing you can do now'. The scammee had to prod her to go get scammer #2.
    I wondered about that, if the there is nothing you can do is part of the ploy to get the victim to look for a solution. Almost makes me want to take https://www.nomorobo.com/ off the phone just to see the iterations, almost.
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    "It's virtually impossible to violate rules ... but it's impossible for a violation to go undetected, certainly not for a considerable period of time." Bernie Madoff
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    Good news, everyone!

    Cancer charities accused of spending $187 million in donations on dating sites, trips to Disney - MarketWatch

    Federal regulators accused four cancer charities Tuesday of spending more than $187 million in donations not to help patients, but on cars, luxury cruises and trips, jet ski outings, sport and concert tickets, dating site memberships and college tuition for family and friends.

    The four sham charities — Cancer Fund of America, Inc., Cancer Support Services Inc., Children’s Cancer Fund of America, Inc. and The Breast Cancer Society Inc. — “operated as personal fiefdoms characterized by rampant nepotism, flagrant conflicts of interest and excessive insider compensation,” according to a federal complaint filed in the District Court of Arizona.

    The defendants collectively spent less than 3% of the donated funds on cancer patients, according to the complaint. All 50 states and D.C. joined the Federal Trade Commission in filing the charge — one of the largest charity fraud cases to date, according to the FTC.

    “The defendants’ egregious scheme effectively deprived legitimate cancer charities and cancer patients of much-needed funds and support,” Jessica Rich, director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in a release.

    The FTC proposed more than $135 million collectively in settlements, though it said there are few assets left to recover because the defendants spent most of the money.

    The websites for the Cancer Fund of America, Children’s Cancer Fund of America and Cancer Support Services were defunct as of publication. The Breast Cancer Society will be dissolved but may spin off one of its charity programs to a legitimate, qualified charity if the court approves. The Children’s Cancer Fund of America will also be dissolved.

    The Breast Cancer Society’s website features a letter from James Reynolds II, its executive director, who under proposed settlement orders will be banned from fundraising, charity management and oversight of charitable assets and owes a $75,000 fine.


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    The Cancer Fund of America and other charities were also mentioned here by ribshaw back in 2013:

    http://www.realscam.com/f16/cut-past...html#post56785

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    From Russia . . . with Love.

    Russian hackers behind $50 million IRS scheme, report says - CNET

    Hackers in Russia are again proving to be a thorn in the side of US government agencies.

    The theft of critical information of more than 100,000 taxpayers from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) database was the work of hackers in Russia, CNN reported on Thursday after speaking to Rep. Peter Roskam (R - IL), chairman of a House subcommittee that oversees the US tax agency. The lawmaker didn't say whether the Russian government played any role in the attack.

    The admission comes just days after the IRS announced that hackers acquired critical taxpayer information from over 100,000 people through its "Get Transcript" tool. The agency said that the hackers used information obtained from previous hacks, including names, Social Security numbers and intimate details on the individuals, to receive a transcript of past tax returns. Those transcripts were then used to file fraudulent returns for the current year before the April 15 tax deadline. According to the Associated Press, over $50 million in tax refunds was handed to the hackers before the attack was discovered this month.

    The hack is just the latest evidence that Russian hackers -- whether they are part of the government or not -- are maliciously infiltrating a number of US agencies.

    In April, the US revealed that the Russian government had hacked into the White House's computer systems. The attack, which occurred last year, was initially cast as a breach that saw no sensitive data reach the hackers' computers. However, a report out last month suggested that sensitive information was stolen, including confidential details about the president's schedule. The US Department of State was also hacked as part of the breach, forcing the government agency to shut down part of its network to thwart the hackers.

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    I'm shocked things turned out this way. Since the beginning of time 10% a month has never turned out to be a scam.



    They were promised returns of as much as 10 percent a month from currency trading by API Premiere Swiss Trust AG


    Geneva Whodunit Has Chinese Up in Arms Over*$1.2 Billion Lost in Alleged*Scam - Bloomberg Business
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    SCAMMER MG Marica Anderson <mgmariciaanderson@hotmail.com>


    Nonsense aside, U.S. Department of Defense - Sites all branches of DOD have access to a (.mil) email address. If you are getting bullshit like this from HOTMAIL or similar you are being scammed.

    Attention I will start by introducing myself, I am Major General Marcia Anderson,I am the head of operation US army under the United Nations Peacekeeping here in Kabul Afghanistan. Although it's difficult to believe people on the Internet this day's because there are lot's of con people on the Internet, but I believe there are also people who are sincere and deserve to be honest with, Our forces known as the 1st Battalion 4th Infantry Regiment, 31st Patrol Division, has been here in Aleppo Syria 11 months on service, last week 4 of our soldier's where shot dead by rebels and over 7 rebels where killed on the process. In the process of shooting one of the rebels threw a grenade into one Allahji Mustapha's building and everyone in the building died except the only son of Allahji Mustapha that was not around that faithful day, when our UN rescue team went into the building to check for the remains none was found alive, a trunk box was found in the building when we opened box, we found treasures dollar bills $8.000,000 and a certificate of ownership inside the box, According to the writing will of the late Allahji Mustapha, he stated that all properties should be given to his only son.


    I have attached my photograph and the photograph of Musa Mustapha to this message, you will also find my working Identification card in the attachment, the boy is 15 years old speaks English and Arabic, we have flown him to a refugee camp in South Africa for safety first, we are writing you now for you to be aware that the United Nation needs you to clear him out of the refugee camp and be his foster caretaker, the total sum of $8.Million Dollars in the trunk is to be given to you for his welfare and his investment purpose. We want you to write back if truly you are willing to take this task of adopting this young boy, as soon as we get your response we shall order the adoption processing to take place with immediate effect, this transaction is 100% risk free, delivery of the trunk box and Musa will be taking care of by the United Nations High Commission for refugees. Note that the amount of $8.000,000 related with this tranaction should be kept highly confidential, Africans are not to be trusted with money issues... Respectfully. Major Gen. Marcia Anderson. Head of Operation US army. under the United Nations Peacekeeping. Aleppo Syria



    Regards,
    Major General Marcia Anderson

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    Tip for Motivational Monday, you never get what you want if you aren't willing to ask.

    to: MG Marica Anderson <mgmariciaanderson@hotmail.com>


    I really don't like boys, especially under the age of 18. Do you have any girls that are in need of adoption? I prefer red heads 18-19, twins would be a bonus. They don't even have to speak English, in fact I would prefer they speak as little as possible. Other than that, yes I am willing to proceed.

    God Bless
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    UNITED NATION COMPENSATION UNIT

    SCAMMER Roger Williams <roger_williams46@aol.com>




    Be careful with this message. Similar messages were used to steal people's personal information. Unless you trust the sender, don't click links or reply with personal information.

    Learn more from The FTC.

    UNITED NATION COMPENSATION UNIT, IN AFFILIATION WITH WORLD BANK AUDITORS.
    U.S.A GOVERNMENT/UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
    MIDDLES EAST OFFICE.

    Dear Sir,

    This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations To Reserve bank of America to pay 150 scam victims $1,950,000.00 Dollars ( ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLAR) each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to me as soon as Possible for the immediate payments of your $1,950,000.00 Dollars compensations funds. On this faithful recommendations, we want you to know that during the last U.N. meetings held at white house in alliance with Middle East Leaders, it was alarmed so much by the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various individuals to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today. So in other to compensate victims, the U.N Body in Conjunction with the American Government is now paying 150 victims of this operators $1,950,000.00 Dollars each in accordance with the U.N. recommendations.

    And due to the corrupt and inefficient Banking Systems in the world, the payments are to be supervised by the United Nations' Officials and Citibank Of Dubai as the corresponding paying bank. According to the number of applicants at hand, 114 Beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we Still have more 36 left to be paid the compensations of $1,950,000.00 Dollars each. Your particulars was mentioned by one of the Syndicates who was arrested as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever as the U.S. secret service in conjunction with Middle East Intelligent Bureau are already on trace of the other criminals.Other victims who have not been contacted can submit their application as well for scrutiny and possible consideration.
    Finally, respond to this message so that we can guide you to the only authorized paying bank here in United Arab Emirates.

    Best Regards,

    MR.ROGER WILLIAMS.
    DIRECTOR OF FINANCES
    UNITED NATIONS (UN) OFFICE UAE.
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